BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo met here Friday with Kazakhstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeev. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said China and Kazakhstan are friendly neighbors and strategic partners. Wu Bangguo (R, front), chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Kazakhstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeev (L, front) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2009. Umirzak Shukeev is here in China to attend the fifth meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperative Commission.He said the Chinese side set a high value on firm support from Kazakhstan on issues of Taiwan, Tibet, and fighting "East Turkistan" forces. China will continue as always to support Kazakhstan in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and promoting socio-economic development, he said. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (R Front) shakes hands with Kazakhstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeev after they signed the summary of the fifth meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2009Shukeev visits China to co-chair the fifth meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperative Commission with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan. During the meeting, more than 20 Chinese, Kazakh officials, ranging from trade and energy to environment and transportation laid out plans for future cooperation. Wu said the commission has played an active role in promoting bilateral cooperation. He hopes the consensus and agreements reached in the fifth meeting can be carried out as soon as possible to deepen cooperation between the two sides in various fields. Shukeev said Kazakhstan attaches great importance to relations with China, and is willing to work with China to give full play to the role of the committee, in order to promote the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and China.Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan (R2 Front) and Kazakhstan's First Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeev (L2 Front) sign the summary of the fifth meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 4, 2009.
BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese vice premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to build the South-to-North Water Diversion Project into a water-efficient and environment-friendly project. Li made the remarks at a meeting held by the State Council on Tuesday, saying the government should stick to policies regarding resource-conservation and environment-protection in the construction work. Li ordered relevant departments to intensify their efforts on pollution control and eco-environment protection in both the water source area and areas along the project in the course of construction. Li, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed that a good job on the resettlement of residents is essential. Addressing the meeting, vice premier Hui Liangyu ordered attaching great importance to quality and safety, strengthening pollution treatment and properly resettling local residents. Launched in 2002, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, consisting of eastern, middle and western routes, is designed to divert water from the water-rich south of the country, mainly the Yangtze River, to the dry north. By the end of October, the government has invested 34 billion yuan (or 4.98 billion U.S. dollars) in the eastern and middle routes, and part of the project has contributed to alleviate the water strain in Beijing.
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao played a major role in ensuring the success of the meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by putting forward proposals to tackle the financial crisis and enhance regional cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday. Wen returned to Beijing Sunday evening after attending the meetings, including the 12th summit between the ASEAN and China (10+1), the 12th summit between the ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (10+3), the fourth East Asia Summit, in Hua Hin of Thailand from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25. Yang noted that Premier Wen put forward a number of proposals and measures, which both tackle the immediate urgent tasks and issues of common concern and take into account long-term strategic planning. These proposals fully indicated China's goodwill, sincerity, and its confidence and willingness for cooperation. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin, Oct. 25, 2009. The 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) opened here on Sunday, where ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders and their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand met to discuss regional cooperation topics.PROMOTING CHINA-ASEAN COOPERATION China, a firm advocate for regional cooperation, has launched a series of initiatives to strengthen cooperation with the ASEAN, especially following the global financial crisis, said Yang. Wen announced in April that the Chinese government would set up a 10-billion-U.S. dollar "China-ASEAN Fund on Investment Cooperation" to support infrastructure development in the region. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (6th L) poses for a group photo with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 24, 2009. The 12th ASEAN-China Summit was held here on Saturday. China also plans to offer a credit of 15 billion dollars to ASEAN countries and 270 million yuan (39.5 million dollars) in special aid to less-developed ASEAN countries. During the meetings in Thailand, Wen said the China-ASEAN fund will be available by the end of this year as the fundraising of 1 billion dollars for the first phase is almost completed, said Yang. These and other policy measures will provide timely assistance for ASEAN countries, which were hit hard by the current global financial crisis, added Yang. Meanwhile, the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area would be put in place by 2010 as planned, said Yang. Wen urged the two sides to make the most of it and promote exchanges and cooperation in various sectors between the two sides. For this end, China will host a China-ASEAN Free Trade Area forum next year, set up a portal website with the ASEAN nations, establish economic cooperation zones in the ASEAN nations and remove technical trade barriers, Yang noted. The Chinese premier also raised proposals on enhancing cooperation in various sectors, including infrastructure construction, agriculture, environment protection, new and renewable energies, prevention and control of A/H1N1 influenza as well as promoting social and cultural exchanges, said Yang. The leaders attending the meetings expressed high appreciation of China's commitment to good-neighborly and friendly policies and cooperation with ASEAN countries. They noted that China, taking practical actions to help ASEAN countries overcome difficulties and meet challenges, has served as a major force in maintaining financial and economic stability in the region, and promoting peace and development, said Yang. Therefore, many ASEAN countries expressed willingness to further cooperation with China, he said.
BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snow in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had left one person dead and forced the evacuation of 5,435 as of 8:00 p.m. Friday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs Saturday. The heavy snow also flattened 799 houses and caused damages to 4,897 others in the region, the ministry said. A total of 261,800 people in 12 counties or cities were affected by the blizzard hitting Xinjiang's Tacheng and Altay regions this week, which resulted in blackout and transport disruption in some areasA total of 261,800 people in 12 counties or cities were affected by the blizzard hitting Xinjiang's Tacheng and Altay regions this week, which resulted in blackout and transport disruption in some areas, according to the disaster relief department of the Ministry. The Ministry has allocated 5,000 tents, 10,000 cotton-padded coats and 10,000 cotton-padded quilts to, and the regional government appropriated 15 million yuan (2.2 million U.S. dollars) for disaster relief in the affected areas, the ministry said. Representatives of communities stand beside vehicles that provide people with services in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Jan. 9, 2010. Some companies and activists in Urumqi donated money to buy 555 vehicles. These vehicles were put into use Saturday in several communities to provide citizens with services.The regional civil affairs authority has dispatched working group to the snow-hit areas to direct relief work. Xinjiang was gripped by a cold snap from Jan. 1 to 8, which brought heavy snow and drastic temperature plunge especially in Tacheng and Altay regions.
GUANGZHOU, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China is to maintain basic stability and continuity in the economic policies and RMB exchange rate to ensure a foreseeable prospect for its businesses. Minister of Commerce Chen Deming made the remarks Sunday at the Canton Fair, an important barometer of China's foreign trade, in Guangzhou City, capital of southern Guangdong Province. In the following months, China would maintain stability of the macro-economic policies, stick to the proactive fiscal policy and moderately easy monetary policy, Chen said. Meanwhile, the RMB exchange rate should also maintain relatively stable so that domestic manufacturers and exporters can better predict and adjust to the market, Chen added. Chen said the number of participants to the fair and the trade volume showed China's foreign trade was recovering, but uncertainties remained. Chen urged Chinese enterprises to enhance their competitiveness with better quality and lower cost by technological upgrading and restructuring. "Next year, our focus will be on the quality of export products," he said. "Enhancing competitiveness with better product quality and brand-building is also an effective way of avoiding trade protectionism," Chen added. In the previous three quarters this year, 19 countries and regions have launched 88 trade remedy investigations against Chinese goods, totaling 10.2 billion U.S. dollars. "In addition to the recovering export, China's import is also on the rise, contributing significantly to the recovery of the world economy," Chen said.
BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met here Thursday with Sadako Ogata, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Li said China-Japan strategic and mutually-beneficial relationship has entered into a new stage and it is in the fundamental interests of the people to stick to China-Japan friendship and mutually-beneficial cooperation. Li said that the two countries should respect and take care of each other's major concerns, enhance pragmatic cooperation and increase mutual understanding between the two peoples in a bid to push forward bilateral ties in a long-term, healthy and stable manner. The two governments, via the JICA, Japanese government's overseas aid agency, have conducted effective cooperation since the normalization of bilateral ties, said Li, calling for more exchanges of youth and scientists between the two countries. Ogata visits China as guest of China's Ministry of Science and Technology
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BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Friday urged geologists to make full use of the country's rich resources and explore new energy in innovative ways. "Geological work makes the basic and pioneer industry for economic and social development and it affects the country's overall modernization... We should mainly depend on our own power to increase energy supply," said Li at the ceremony for the country's top geological science awards. A total of 14 geologists from the geological exploration, research and education fields received the 11th Li Siguang Geological Science Award. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with winners of the Li Siguang Geological Science Award in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 23, 2009The award is named after China's leading geologist Li Siguang, founder of China's geomechanics. Oct. 26 marks the 120th anniversary of Li Siguang, whose research led to the discovery of China's major natural gas and oilfields. Li Keqiang said geologists, especially those doing fieldwork, shoulder arduous missions and suffer tough outdoor conditions. He urged related organizations to take care of their life and work and create favorable environment for the innovation in geological science and technology.
BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Tuesday underscored the role of science and technology in promoting the country's sustainable development and weathering the global downturn. Addressing the science and technology community in Beijing, Wen said China should be built into an innovation-oriented country and neo-strategic industries should become the leading force in promoting the social and economic development. He called on scientists to boost research in such neo-strategic industries as the new energy industry, information networking industry, micro-electronics and nanotechnology, life science as well space and ocean exploration. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addresses the science and technology community in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 3, 2009. Wen Jiabao Tuesday underscored the role of science and technology in promoting the country's sustainable development and weathering the global downturn He said those emerging strategic industries would play a key role in building up an innovation-driven economy and promote a comprehensive sustainable development. Wen said the world was experiencing a once-in-a-century financial crisis and human history has proved that technological revolution often occurred during economic crisis. Any country that could take the initiative in making technological breakthroughs would take the lead in economic recovery, he said. Wen also urged scientists to pay more attention to fundamental researches and high-tech researches and be innovative.
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- China proposed on Monday to advance its economic and trade relations with France to a new level by taking the opportunities that may emerge when tackling global challenges including the financial crisis and climate change. Premier Wen Jiabao made the remarks when meeting with visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon, who witnessed an unveiling ceremony of the biggest new energy joint venture between the two countries Monday morning. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 21, 2009. "We should take the opportunities of tackling the international financial crisis, climate change, energy security and other global challenges, and change our ways of thinking and deepen cooperation to advance bilateral economic and trade relations to a new level," Wen told Fillon "We should follow the opening and win-win principles, oppose trade protectionism, and take effective measures to help bilateral trade resume growth at an early date," Wen proposed. Statistics showed that the China-France trade volume has been falling since the third quarter of 2008, with China's exports to France declining significantly. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon during a welcoming ceremony Wen holds for Fillon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 21, 2009According to China's customs data for the first three quarters of this year, the two countries' trade volume was about 24.6 billion U.S. dollars, down 15.6 percent from the same period last year. It was the first year-on-year decline since 1996.
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's visits to Japan, South Korea, Myanmar and Cambodia consolidated friendly relations, enhanced mutual trust and promoted practical cooperation with the countries, the vice foreign minister said Tuesday. Xi was the first Chinese state leader to visit Japan since the new Japanese government led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama took office in September, said Wu Dawei. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 14, 2009. Xi highlighted the great importance the Chinese government has attached to its ties with Japan, saying both sides should continue efforts to enhance the friendly links between the two countries. Xi called on both sides to work together to further the China-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relationship in a bid to realize their peaceful co-existence and long-term friendliness. During the visit to Seoul, Xi said China and South Korea should strive to deepen their strategic and cooperative partnership under the new situation. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (1st, L) meets with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (1st, R) in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Dec. 17, 2009When meeting with leaders of Myanmar and Cambodia, Xi stressed that it has been a fixed policy of the Chinese government to develop relations with the two countries no matter how the world situation might change. Xi has focused his visits on efforts to push for a practical cooperation with the four Asian nations, as well as on more exchanges on low-carbon and high technology and circular economy. The vice president called for more cooperation between China and Japan in confronting the international financial crisis. Efforts also should be made to deepen their cooperation in new energy, new material and information technologies in bids to enhance the level of the China-Japan trade links, he said. Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Than Shwe, chairman of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Dec. 20, 2009.Noting Japan's advancement in environmental protection and technology, Xi said there exists a huge potential for the two countries to expand their cooperation in such areas. Japanese businessmen and officials hoped China's good economic momentum could last as the country is turning from a "world manufacturer" to "world market." China's development would bear on the Japanese economic recovery. Emphasizing the mutually beneficial relations between China and South Korea, South Korean businessmen expressed a readiness to deepen cooperation with China as it provides a huge market for South Korea's development. Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) review the guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Dec. 21, 2009. In meeting with the foreign leaders, the vice president elaborated on China's accomplishments over the past sixty years since the birth of the People's Republic of China. He also spoke of the difficulties facing China's economic and social development. Xi said China would follow the path of sustainable development under the guidance of the scientific outlook on development. Speaking of China's measures against the global financial crisis and its effects, Xi said China is willing to work with the international community to deal with the adverse impact of the crisis. The vice president said China will adhere to the policy of building friendship and partnerships with neighboring countries and continue its path of peaceful development. China's development serves as an opportunity instead of a threat, Xi said. China would keep on building a harmonious society domestically while committing to constructing a harmonious Asia and world. Promoting exchanges among various cultures is one of the most notable features of the vice president's visits. In Tokyo, he attended the opening ceremony of the China Culture Center. In addition, before the end of the visit, he inaugurated the first Confucius Institute in Cambodia. Tightly scheduled, Xi's four-nation tour was fruitful and influential, Wu concluded